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rui manuel de carvalho e vasconcelos chafes

Born 1966 Works span 1988–1992

Rui Manuel de Carvalho e Vasconcelos Chafes: Sculptor of Minimalism and Memory Rui Chafes, born in Lisbon in 1966, stands as a prominent figure in contemporary Portuguese sculpture. His artistic journey began with formal training at the Faculdade de Belas Artes Lisboa in 1989, where he honed his skills before embarking on a transformative period of study at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in Germany between 1990 and 1992 under the mentorship…

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1988

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1992

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rui manuel de carvalho e vasconcelos chafes

1966

The Lifeline

Chapters — Career Periods

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Colour Band — Movement Drift

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